前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前线
qiánxiàn
front line; forefront
Characters in this word
线 xiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 记者冒着炮火抵达前线，记录平民撤离的真实情况。 Jìzhě màozhe pàohuǒ dǐdá qiánxiàn, jìlù píngmín chèlí de zhēnshí qíngkuàng. The journalist reached the front line under artillery fire and recorded the real situation of civilians evacuating.
- 那位护士主动申请去前线医院工作。 Nà wèi hùshi zhǔdòng shēnqǐng qù qiánxiàn yīyuàn gōngzuò. That nurse volunteered to work at the hospital on the front line.
- 消防队员们总是冲在最前线。 Xiāofáng duìyuánmen zǒng shì chōng zài zuì qiánxiàn. Firefighters are always charging at the very front line.
Related words
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 以前 yǐqián before; in the past
- 从前 cóngqián in the past; long ago
- 目前 mùqián now; at present
- 前后 qiánhòu front and back
- 前进 qiánjìn to move forward
- 前面 qiánmiàn in front; ahead
- 前往 qiánwǎng to go to; to head for